Texas Tech 2, Alabama 0 — WCWS Semifinal Game 14 Recap & Box Score

NiJaree Canady put the Red Raiders on her back. Hours after relieving in the G13 walk-off win, the $1.2M ace came back and threw a complete-game two-hit shutout, striking out six as No. 11 Texas Tech blanked No. 1 overall Alabama 2-0 to win the deciding semifinal and book a championship-series rematch with defending champion Texas. Jasmyn Burns provided all the cushion Canady needed with a leadoff solo homer to center in the fourth, and Texas Tech tacked on an insurance run in the seventh when Mihyia Davis came around to score on a center fielder's throwing error after Lauren Allred's single up the middle. Tech out-hit Alabama 10-2 and held the No. 1 seed scoreless to end its season. The performance was historic — Canady became the first pitcher to throw WCWS shutouts for two different schools and just the fourth to record a shutout in four separate Women's College World Series. One year after losing the 2025 final to Texas, Texas Tech gets the Longhorns again, starting Wednesday.